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Honours Psychology (BSc) (Regular and Departmental Co-op)

Features of Honours Psychology Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Honours BSc Psychology is particularly appropriate for students interested in cognitive neuroscience or cognitive psychology, or who plan to seek professional training in medicine, perhaps with specialization in neurology, psychiatry or pediatrics. A strong background in the 'natural science' areas of psychology would complement a student's preparation for research or graduate work in these fields of study.

Indepth training in the analytic skills of experimental design(see PSYCH 389-399, 499A/B/C). Students address problems of human motivation, memory, social relations, communication, and many other human capacities and dispositions by translating them into solvable empirical problems. This also entails critical evaluation of the bases of claims about human abilities and inclinations.

opportunities for experiential learning and to work one-on-one with faculty members e.g.,

Co-operative system of study

Psychology Departmental Co-op is not an option with Joint Honours Science and Psychology (BSc).

If Psychology 'Departmental' Co-op is tagged to Joint Honours BSc Psychology, the first Major must be Psychology. In this case, the second Major would not be in the Faculty of Science. Only 1 student so far has graduated with such a Joint Honours degree.

Alternative to Honours BSc Psychology

If you prefer not to take the first year Chemistry courses (CHEM 120/120L and CHEM 123/123L) or calculus courses (MATH 127/128) that are required for Honours BSc Psychology, Joint Honours Science and Psychology(available regular system of study only) may be of interest to you. For further details see:

Requirements

See the undergraduate calendar for details regarding the Bachelor of Science (BSc) program in Psychology. The official statement of degree requirements is in the Undergraduate calendar. The information on this website is supplementary.

If you were admitted to the Faculty of Science prior to Fall 2016, you are assumed to be following the Academic Calendar of the year you were admitted unless you have requested to switch. For plans prior to Fall 2016, see the requirements for the "Old" Honours BSc Psychology degree.

Those in Honours BSc Psychology (first Major Psychology) are not allowed to do Joint Honours programs with other Faculty of Science Majors (e.g., Biology, Biomedical Science, etc.).

'Triple counting' is not allowed under any circumstances. This means that a single psychology course cannot be used to satisfy Psychology course requirements in more than 2 programs (e.g., Major plus 2 Minors).

Other advice

If you choose Science Faculty courses wisely, you should be able to include one of the Minors offered by the Faculty of Science (e.g,. Minor in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, or Physics) without having to take more than 21.0 units for the degree.

Psychology courses are offered by the Faculty of Arts. Therefore, final grades for psychology courses are not included in the cumulative overall Science average.

If considering professional programs (e.g., medical school) or graduate programs in science for the future, ensure that you have the appropriate first year and upper year labs associated with courses needed for admission.

Students should note that Year-One Physics is a pre-requisite for some professional or graduate programs and is relevant to material covered in some professional and graduate admission tests (e.g., MCAT, OAT). Some upper year, non-Physics courses, require completion of one or more first year Physics courses, including: